The
American election cycle is heading for the homestretch. As presumptive party
nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump prepare for their conventions,
they are beginning to lay out the groundwork for their platforms. While they
do, I’m working on a Platform of my own: Platform Lawlessness Porter
from Cleveland’s Platform Brewing Company.

I
don’t know a lot about Platform Lawlessness Porter per se, although the can
lays out an impressive ingredient list:

Malt:

Maris Otter

Munich II

Caramel 35

Chocolate Malt

Special B

Brown Malt

Peated Malt

Flaked Oats

Hops:

Magnum

Czech Saaz

Columbus

Amarillo

Yeast:

English Ale Yeast

See?
I told you, impressive. Platform Lawlessness Porter is not sold here in
Georgia but I got a can from my good buddy Dave Coulter in Cleveland. This
is apparently at least the second incarnation of Lawlessness Porter, as a
Platform blog post from October of 2014 says:

Join
us Wednesday, October 22 for the release of Lawlessness Robust Porter, a 5%
Porter fermented with American Ale Yeast.

The
current release has an alcohol content of 6% by volume and is, as shown
above, fermented with English Ale yeast.

Platform Lawlessness Porter
pours to a jet black color with a thick creamy tan head and an absolutely
outrageous nose of rich dark roast and caramel. Taking a sip, the beer
bursts with dark harsh roasted barley notes up front along with deep
espresso, creamy caramel, smooth pasty oats and a hint of peaty smoke. The
finish is roasty dry with grassy herbal hop aroma and bitterness. I just
love the earthy hop punctuation from the Saaz and Magnums.

I’m
giving Lawlessness Porter a full 5 stars, it’s an amazing robust porter full
of flavor and one of the best beers I’ve had all year. So what are you
waiting for? Go out there and get some tiger-and tell them The Bruguru sent
you.

And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.

*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For
reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.